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He also said that he did not mind whether he would die or survive but he would surely take Hindus with him. However,later it was proved that he was quoted 'out of context'. The Secularist ally of Congress, Left in West Bengal. | He also said that he did not mind whether he would die or survive but he would surely take Hindus with him. However,later it was proved that he was quoted 'out of context'. The Secularist ally of Congress, Left in West Bengal. | ||
In 2019, after the Indian government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Siddiqui opposed it as the citizenship law was unfair to the Muslim population of the country and threatened to block Kolkata airport if the law was not revoked. He urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to either move the Supreme Court or bring a resolution against CAA in State Assembly or else risk losing the support of Muslims in West Bengal. | In 2019, after the Indian government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Siddiqui opposed it as the citizenship law was unfair to the Muslim population of the country and threatened to block Kolkata airport if the law was not revoked. He urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to either move the Supreme Court or bring a resolution against CAA in State Assembly or else risk losing the support of Muslims in West Bengal. | ||
In February 2020, he claimed that the actor-turned politician Nusrat Jahan, earn money by showing body and called her "Shameless" for fooling hindus visiting temples at election and pleasing radical Hindu extremists though she doesn't believe in Hindu Gods.<ref>https://www.news18.com/photogallery/politics/bengal-cleric-pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-alliance-with-whom-divided-the-congress-in-graphics-3494630-4.html</ref> | In February 2020, he claimed that the actor-turned politician Nusrat Jahan, earn money by showing body and called her "Shameless" for fooling hindus visiting temples at election and pleasing radical Hindu extremists though she doesn't believe in Hindu Gods.<ref>https://www.news18.com/photogallery/politics/bengal-cleric-pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-alliance-with-whom-divided-the-congress-in-graphics-3494630-4.html</ref> | ||